Thomas Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges

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Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges , GCMG (born November 27, 1927 - † May 27, 2017 ) was a British peer and former diplomat .

life and career

He was the eldest son of Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges (1892-1969), who was Secretary of the British Cabinet during the Second World War, and his wife Katharine Dianthe Farrer († 1986). He first attended Eton College and then studied at New College at the University of Oxford .

From 1951 to 1987 he served in the UK Diplomatic Service. In addition to assignments in the ministerial bureaucracy (from 1963 to 1966 as Assistant Private Secretary ), he worked at the embassies in Moscow (from 1969 to 1971 as counselor), West Berlin , Rio de Janeiro , Athens and Washington , among others . From 1972 to 1974 he was the private secretary for overseas affairs to Prime Minister Edward Heath . He was a trade officer in Washington from 1975 to 1979. From 1979 to 1982 he was Deputy Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office . After all, he was ambassador to Italy from 1983 to 1987 . From 1989 to 1997 he was chairman of the UK national committee of UNICEF . From 1991 to 1997 he was chairman ( chairman ) of the British-Italian Society .

He lived in Orford , Suffolk . (As of 2003), according to other sources in London .

Membership in the House of Lords

When his father died in 1969, he inherited his title Baron Bridges and the associated seat in the House of Lords . He first took his seat in the House of Lords in 1975. He remained a member of the House of Lords until 2016 when he was expelled for absenteeism. He sat there as a crossbencher . Due to his work in the diplomatic service, he did not give his inaugural address until October 20, 1988.

Bridges was a member of the Select Committee on Euro Communities from 1988 to 1992 and from 1994 to 1998 . On the House of Lords website, he named Germany and Italy as states of interest .

Even after the House of Lords reform in 1999, Bridges retained a seat as one of the 90 members elected by the hereditary nobles. His last request to speak was on July 14, 2009. He last took part in a vote on February 9, 2011. The level of his presence was in the medium range in the late 1990s and in the following years up to March 2011.

Since March 14, 2011 he was on leave of absence from the House of Lords. This ended shortly before the opening of parliament in 2015. On May 18, 2016, Bridges resigned from the House of Lords for absence for a period of more than six months under the provisions of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.

Further offices and honors

Bridges has been Vice-President of the Council for National Parks since 2000 . He was also President of the Dolmetsch Foundation .

He was an independent board member of the Securities and Futures Association from 1989 to 1997 . Since 1995 he has been a member of the Trustee of the Rayne Foundation . Bridges was awarded the Companion des Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1975 . In 1983 he received the Knight Commander and 1988 Knight Grand Cross . He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts .

family

Bridges was since September 1, 1953 with Rachel Mary Bunbury (1926-2005), the youngest daughter of Sir Henry Noel Bunbury KCB, married. There are three children from the marriage:

  • Hon.Mark Thomas Bridges (* 1954), Solicitor of Elizabeth II.
  • Hon. Nicholas Edward Bridges (* 1956), architect
  • Hon. Harriet Elizabeth Bridges (* 1958)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary In: The Daily Telegraph , accessed June 8, 2017
  2. ^ A&C Black (2012). "BRIDGES, 2nd Baron". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved May 10, 2012
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Lord Bridge's entry on 192.com , accessed April 6, 2013
  5. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed April 6, 2013
  6. ↑ Four absent peers cease to be the House of Lords members . BBC News. Retrieved on May 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ Dolmetsch Foundation website of the Dolmetsch Foundation , accessed on May 10, 2020
  8. ^ A&C Black (2012). "BRIDGES, Hon. Mark Thomas". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press
predecessor Office successor
Edward Bridges Baron Bridges
1969– 		current owner of the title
Ronald Arculus British Ambassador to Italy
1983–1987 		Derek Thomas
personal data
SURNAME Bridges, Thomas, 2nd Baron Bridges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bridges, Thomas Edward, 2nd Baron Bridges (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer, politician and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1927
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 2017